NHS Children’s Workforce 030117

1. How many registered children’s nurses (Whole Time Equivalent) are employed at your organisation? Please list by clinical area.
2. How many support workers (Whole Time Equivalent, bands 1-4) are working in your children’s service? Please list by clinical area.
3. How many nurses (Whole Time Equivalent) deliver your community children’s nursing service? Please list by clinical area.
4. How many clinical specialist children’s nurses do you have in your service? Please list their clinical specialisms, e.g. 1x haematology; 2x epilepsy.
5. How many advanced neonatal nurse practitioners do you have in your service?
6. How many advanced paediatric nurse practitioners do you have in your service?
7. Do you have transition (children’s to adults’ services) nursing roles? If yes, how many? Do any have clinical specialisms? If so, please list their clinical specialisms, e.g. 1x haematology; 2x epilepsy.
8. Do you employ a play specialist?
9. How many inpatient beds are there designated for children and young people? Please provide a number against the following and list by clinical area:
a. Neonates
b. Children’s
c. Adolescents
10. What were the key gaps in knowledge and skills within the children’s nursing workforce identified by your most recent Training Needs Analysis or courses commissioned through Non-Medical Education and Training (NMET)?